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Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-1854.

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U.S. War Department, “Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-1854.
,” Arizona 100: Essential Books for the Centennial, accessed December 9, 2016, http://speccoll.library.arizona.edu/online-exhibits-dynamic/az100/items/show/172.

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Reports of Explorations and Surveys, to Ascertain the Most Practical and Economical Route for a Railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean. Made Under the Direction of the Secretary of War, in 1853-1854.

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Widely distributed, as were most important federal documents at the time, this twelve-volume set (in thirteen physical volumes) was an attempt to define the best route for a railroad that would mitigate the expense and time of building a track through the Rocky Mountains.
-- W. David Laird.